There’s a scientific explanation for this.
“Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) resident volcanologist Ed Laguerta said that the total lunar eclipse that will happen this October 8, can affect the present activity of Mayon Volcano–one factor that can trigger eruption,” reports Niño Luces in Manila Bulletin.
In the daily press briefing held at the Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (APSEMO), Laguerta said that “during a lunar eclipse, it develops a significant gravitational pull in magma that can create pressure underground and generate seismicity, sea level rise or eruption.”
The report noted: “Laguerta clarified that this incident is only one of the few factors that can trigger Mayon to erupt.”
For now, it’s a waiting game.
